The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded a former retail worker $200,000 in damages for sexual harassment, sexual assault and racist discrimination in one of its largest awards to-date: Joe Singer Shoes. The complainant was an immigrant who spoke English as a...

If you just found out you’re welcoming a new child to your family, you may be entitled to significantly more maternity leave or parental leave than last year’s new parents. The federal government rolled out changes to pregnancy and parental leave benefits (aka...

NEW YEAR, NEW JOB! NEGOTIATING A BETTER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT No one likes to think about getting fired or laid off. And it’s certainly not on most people’s minds when they start a new job. In the excitement of taking on a new challenge (and maybe a new, higher...